As an educational professional, I have over sixteen years of experience teaching film production, screenwriting, theatre and media studies. Throughout that time, I have produced, directed, edited, and acted in various film projects as well. In educational and professional settings, I have worked as project manager supervising both creative and technical teams. I have an MFA in Dramatic Media, where I studied interactive media, usability, and film production, and I am experienced teaching in-person and remotely. I have worked as a curriculum writer and consultant, am comfortable in front of large crowds, and excel at providing one-on-one mentoring.One of the highlights of my career has been working with an unusually diverse array of students. I have mentored students across a variety of cultural, ethnic, social, and gender backgrounds and have an established track record for fostering safe, inclusive spaces as evidenced by student, alumni, and peer feedback. I have co-led media-intensive educational trips comprised of, on average, four adults and twenty-five students to Morocco, Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt and the South West. I mentored a Bahraini student as she produced a video installation about the protests in her nation during the Arab Spring, as well as to traveled to China to work hands on with a mentee who produced an award-winning short documentary on the Chinese educational system. Students I have worked with have been accepted to Julliard, NYU, USC, UCLA, Columbia, Duke, and Cal Arts for film and theatre, with one mentee being selected for HBO’s YoungArts Master Class. Alongside my teaching credentials, I am a professionally trained stage and screen actor and am currently executive producing a feature -length documentary on African-American actor/activist Canada Lee, and I am collaborating on a film project with several former students who have since graduated college and are now pursuing various careers in the entertainment industry.Above all, I bring an enterprising and positive attitude to my profession(s), thrive in collaborative environments, prioritize self-initiative, and work hard to maintain high morale.